The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-19


guage 10 a white lady in the lower part of
Berrien County, on Friday evening or Sat
urday morning of last week A warrant
was issued for his arrest and posse went
in search of him. The posse found him
near Banks millpond, armed and defiant
To avoid being captured, he leaped into
boat and began padding off. Several shots
| were fired at him, and it was reported that
he had been struck in three places on one OF
his arms another rumor is that he was
killed II So he is the sixth brother out OF
seven that have met violent deaths. They
were all desperate characters, and met the
inevitable fate OF such characters.
Brunswick Advertiser: Engineer VIII
| liam Dart of the steam tug L. Dart, re-
ports seeing a rattlesnake yesterday com
| ing in from sea- The steamer was near
the lighthouse when his snakeship was dis
covered coming in with the tide, head erect,
but with rattles trailing in the water, The
rattlesnake usually swims with both head
and tail erect, the latter waving from side
10 side like that of dog This one must
have been swimming long time, and was
no doubt exhausted, hence allowed his rat
ties to trail in the water. Now, whence
came the land monsters Had he come
across from England, or had he undertaken
to swim across from one island to the other
on the ebb tide been carried to sea, and
was returning with the tide
Sterling Harris shot and killed his brother
Bob, last Tuesday. near Col. s. III. Hawkins
place in Lee county. Bob had worked six
months for Sterling and was trying to get
him to a settlement. Sterling, it seems,
had given Bob due bill for the amount he
owed him, and negro like, claimed that this
paid him off Bob was somewhat afraid
that Sterling would hurt him and spoke to
bailiff about going with him. Sterling
] Drln Oft who hsa
money, and told him if he didn't go he
would hurt him Bob asked again for his
money, when Sterling fired with a shotgun,
giving him a heavy load from the crown Of
his head to his breast. Bob lived until the
next day and died. Sterling was arrested
by NJ. \. Parker and carried to I.eesburg,
where he Is now in Jail.
jim Lavender, a white man, charged
with two crimes, one for shooting at an
other and the other for using profane
language in the presence OF ladies, and
bound over under a bond of of 500 for his
appearance at the next term of Wilkinson
Superior Court, was found by his bondsmen
on Saturday night last near lvey Station,
and brought 10 Irwinton on Sunday follow
ing, and lodged in Jail preparatory for
hearing at the next term of the Superior
Court, which convenes the first Monday in
October. He resisted at first, and swore
he would die first, and with the assistance OF
his wife and eldest son both being well
armed with deadly weapons tried TO their
utmost 70 prevent his arrest, but all efforts
to that effect proved he IN vain.
The large quantity of hay harvested last
week by r. H. Gurr, on his farm about four
miles from Perry, on the Hayneville road,
proves concluively that Houston farmers
could annually make money.by gathering
l.,xr 10 fta hi
gathering fair crop of oats last spring,
peas were sown broadcast on the land. The
peas were not cultivated at all, and grass
grew luXuriantly with the pea vine Last
week the pea vines and hay were cut from
thirty acres of land, and l22 bales of excel
lent nay We're packed. These bales will
average $50 pounds, making tolal of AZ, 100
pounds OF hay, an average of J., 1885 pounds
per acre. Some of this hay has been sold
for Zoe. per 100 pounds, which will make
the crop worth $40 67% per acre. A ton
per acre was gathered from ten acres, while
the dry weather cut short the entire crop.
A negro woman and child were run over
by the down train on the Port Royal road
Saturday afternoon, and both instantly
killed. The accident was a most peculiar
one THERE'S a steep graded track for a
long distance near Martins Station, and of
course, in going down it all trains run very
SAbpuJ pii6 lllt anu iidll lTOh
Martins the engineer saw negro woman
leading child by the hand in a cut some
distance ahead. The train was going at
headlong speed and the engineer quickly re-
versed has engine and put Oh the brakes. but
the grade was SO steep that the speed of the
train was not perceptibly checked. The wo-
man looked back and saw it was instant
death unless she got out of the cut very
quicaly. Not seeming TO think OF lying
down on the side of the track she chung to
the childs hand and tried to outrun the en-
CINE, but to no purpose, for hardly had she
taken dozen steps before the ma mmoth
machine struck both her and the child,
terribly managing them and producing in
slant death
Thursday night while party of negroes,
cotton pickers, were congregated in the
road in front of George Dozer's residence,
about ten miles below Cuthbert, they be-
came involved in a difficulty among them
selves, at which curses, abuse and rocks
were used promiscuously SO intolerant
were their actions that Mr.. Dozier went to
where they were. and ordered them away,
whereupon they turned upon HIM and filed
| the air with rocks and sticks thrown at him
and his residence. Several large rocks went
| through the glass windows into the bed
room. At this juncture Mr.. Dozier gath
cred his shotgun and discharged the con
tents of both barrels into the mob, seriously
wounding two of them and frightening the
Others away. There are no bArrooms in the
community, and no cause is given for the
| lawleSs and mobilize manner of the ne
groes. Mr.. Dozer is large planter, ha:
always been very successful in managing
negroes labor, and has plenty of it arounC
him all the time. The wounded negroes are
reported to be seriously shot, and thu
chances are that one or both of them viii
| die from their wounds
FLORIDA.
Work continues on the theatre at Tavares
Starke's bank will soon be ready for bust
ness.
An artesian well is to be bored at Mont
cello.
Joseph Baum, of st. Augustine, has beef
granted a pension for his services in tn
Mexican war.
Henry Jones, colored citizen of Palatk;
Heights, hal horse saddle and bridl
stolen from his stable Thursday night.
The |. o. G.. T., of DeFuniak, have re
ceived their charter The lodge will be in
stituted and the officers elect installed to
night.
cutting scrape occurred at Moore 6
Holbrook's mill near DeFuniak, few day
ago, between Mr.. Holbrook aud John Cato
Both parties were cut, but not dangerously